M&A Deal Summary

Initiative & Finance and Arkea Capital Partners Acquire Ocellis

On March 7, 2024, private equity firms Initiative & Finance and Arkea Capital Partners acquired engineering company Ocellis

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Initiative & Finance’s 1st and Arkea Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Initiative & Finance’s 35th and Arkea Capital Partners’ 76th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-03-07
Target Ocellis
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Initiative & Finance
Arkea Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Ocellis

Suresnes, France
Ocellis is a general contractor initially present in the Paris region and active in the design, renovation, fitting out and maintenance of tertiary spaces (including retail and hotels). The group then diversified with the creation of Ocellis Energie, a specialist in HVAC engineering, and expanded with the launch of Ocellis Région. Ocellis was founded in 1999 and is based in Suresnes, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Initiative & Finance is a private equity firm that targets small and mid-sized companies in France, Belgium, and Switzerland across all sectors. The Firm considers all types of buyouts and growth projects as a majority or minority shareholder. The Firm's investment horizon is 4 to 7 years. Initiative & Finance looks to invest between €2 and €50 million in businesses with revenue of €5 to €200 million. Initiative & Finance was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 39
Sector (Engineering) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 21 of 21
Country (France) 35 of 35
Year (2024) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-01 Syscom-Prorep

Lisses, France

Syscom-Prorep is a French-Italian distributor and integrator of electronic components and sub-assemblies. The company is currently involved in numerous applications: medical, industrial, military, automotive, telecom. Syscom-Prorep was founded in 1983 and is based in Lisses, France.

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Buyer

Arkea Capital Partners


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 1.3B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Arkéa Capital Partners is the private equity investment arm of diversified financial services company Crédit Mutuel Arkéa. Arkéa Capital looks to make long-term investments in established, market leading companies. The Group does not have any sector preferences. Arkéa Capital Partners does not have any sector preferences and is headquartered in Brest.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 78 of 78
Sector (Engineering) 3 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 12 of 12
Country (France) 76 of 76
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-05 Prevost Laboratory Concept

Nouvoitou, France

Prevost Laboratory Concept specializes in the formulation and manufacturing of cosmetics, food supplements, and animal care products. Prevost Laboratory Concept provides a complete service to its customers by formulating, producing, and packaging capacities. Prevost Laboratory Concept adapts to all batch sizes, provides a wide variety of packaging, and offers numerous galenic forms. Prevost Laboratory Concept was founded in 1992 and is based in Nouvoitou, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-10 Klaxoon

Rennes, France

Klaxoon is a collaborative tool for all teams, in project management, communication, meetings, etc. Klaxoon was founded in 2015 and is based in Rennes, France.

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